Weekly Round Up
It’s been one of those weekends where I’ve been in a bad mood for several days. Can’t seem to shake it. So, I think I’ll just jump into the round up rather than ramble on, mmmkay.
- Kelly @ Almost Frugal has a great post on creating a plan. This is going to be a series that she does in which she gets “back to basics” on frugality. Kelly breaks down the magic of making a plan, and what it can do for you.
- Nicole @ Breaking Even talks about using words to get what you want. Dealing with people in all aspects of life is a lot of psychology. If you know the tricks, you can definitely influence people to your side.
- Patrick @ Cash Money Life says to leave money in your retirement accounts. Please, do yourself a favor. Read the article and heed the advice!
- Clever Dude has an interesting guest post that asks whether hip hop teaches us money lessons. I’ve long thought that art has a pretty big impact on how we view things, so I think the more positive lyrics we’re starting to see can be influential. But, I guess we’ll see.
- FruGal asks her readers whether buying a foreclosure is capitalizing on someone else’s misfortune. I don’t think so. First of all, buying a foreclosed home doesn’t mean you personally kicked the previous owners out. They’re likely long gone. But secondly, buying these homes actually helps the neighborhood by stabilizing costs and keeping crime rates down. Be sure to weigh in with your thoughts!
- J. Money @ Budgets are Sexy has a new theme song. Despite it being a rap, it’s quite funny. Be sure to check it out!
- Broke Grad Student talks about how our friends influence our spending habits. While ultimately the decision to spend out not lies solely with us, I have one friend that I refuse to go shopping with. I don’t know what it is, but every time I go out with her, I spend way too much. So yeah, friends can definitely influence spending.
- Ginger @ Girls Just Wanna Have Funds asks readers what they could live without. In a worse case scenario, what could you afford to live without? I’m in the process of trying to simplify my life, so this is something I’ll be considering a lot in the upcoming months!
- J.D. @ Get Rich Slowly discussed why pro-athletes go broke. For the same reason that a vast majority of major lottery winners declare bankruptcy. They don’t know how to manage money. But, it seems pro-athletes also have something else in the mix, as well.
- Trent @ The Simple Dollar has probably one of my favorite posts this week on change. He says you can’t get better results without changing anything. I like that. Reminds me of the definition of insanity…doing the same things over and over again, but expecting different results. Good stuff, be sure to check it out!
Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend and a wonderful start to the new week!
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thx for the holla! now we gotta get people to actually follow along and do what the song says ;)
Thanks for the mention. :)
Thanks for the mention, Kristy. Who rocks? You do!